Metal box



A. R. MANN.

METAL BOX. APPLICATION man rmzs. |921.

y Patented May 30, 1922.

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ALEXANDER R. MANN, OF llfr'OlTltEtL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

METAL BX.

a subject of the King of Grreat Britain, re-

siding at Montreal, Province of QuebecT Canada, have invented certainnew and use ful Improvements in Metal Bones; and l do hereby declarethat the following` is a. full, clear, and exact description of the1nvention, such as will enable others slnlled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in metalboxes or containers.

The primary object of the invent-ion is the provision of a box soconstructed that lthe cover thereof can be readily removed Vwhendesired.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a box including abody portion and a removable cover7 the adjacent portions of which arecorrugated. so that the cover can be readily applied and sealed againstthe entrance of air thereto. V

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a boxincluding` a cover, the latter of which is flared slightly to permit ofits ready insertion over the side walls of the body portion of the saidbor.

fr further object of the invention is the provision of a box such asabove described, including a body portion having a side wall the lowerportion of which is bevelled and which is adapted to receive the sidewall of the cover which,` when forced over the said bevelled portionwill release t-he cover from the side wall of the body portion, thuspermitting 'its ready removal.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a box suchas above referred to which will be comparatively simple and efficient tomanufacture, reliable and efficient in use, and readily operated.

Tith the above and other objects in view., the present invention residesin the novel features of construction, formations coinH binations, andarrangements of parts to be hereinafter' more fully described claimed,and illustrated in the accompanying drawl ing, forming a part of thepresent appli cation, and in which:

Figure l isa side elevation of a box constructed in accordance with thepresent invention;

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Batented ltlajv 30, 1922.

Application led February 28, 1921.. Serial No. 448,415.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional vientalren therethrough; and.,

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the box partly in section.

Referring' now to the accompanying draw ing' by corresponding charactersof reference throughout the several views, the numeral designates ingeneral a box constructed in accordance with the present invention whichconsists of a body portion t3 and removable cover 7.

The body portion 6 includes a bottom 8 and side wall 9, the lowerportion of the latter of which is bevelled outwardly as indicated at 10and joined to the upwardly curved edge 11 of the bottom 8 by a bead 12.

The cover 7 consists of a top 13, the outer edge of which is curved asshown at lit and is provided with a depending,1 flange or side wall15,the lower edge `of which is flared slightly as shown at 16 to permitof its ready insertion over the 'upper edge of the side rwall 9.

The side walls of the body portion and cover are each provided withcorrugations li and 18 which lit within each other to permit of a propersliding relation between the body portion and its cover and likewise toseal the bon against lthe admission of air therebetween.

ln use the cover is applied to the body portion as shown in Figure 2l'with the iiared edge 16 of the side wall 15 resting upon the bevelledportion l() of the side wall 9 and the corrugations 1T and 18fittingwithin each other.

lVhen it is desired to move the said cover, the top 13 is struck a sharpblow which causes the flared end 16 to ride down upon the bevelledportion 10 of the side wall 97 thus disengpraging` the ange 15 from saidside wall 9 and peri'nitting` the ready removal of the cover.

rlhe engagement of the corrugations in the flared portions` 16 of thecover with the corrugations of the bevelled portion 10 of the side wall9 causes the efficient sealing; of the box against the admission of airwhich might cause injury to the contents,

thereof, while the curved portion le of the cover 7 which retracts theHarige 15 invvardly allows of the necessary expansion of said flange inapplying;l and manipulating the cover to promote the efficient operationnecessary to equally remove or replace the said cover without in any wayinjuring the same.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing,

it will be manifest that a box particularly applicable for containingshoe polish or the like is provided, which will iullil all of thenecessary requirements of such a de` vice, and it should be understoodin this connection, that various minor changes in the specific detailsof construction can be 7 resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaim, without 'departing :from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention. e

Having thus fully described the invenf tion, what I claim as new anddesire to proinwardly, a bead extending around the edge of said bottomat its ,juncture with the tapered side wall, the cover of said taperedside wall having a circular upper edge, said cover comprisinga tophaving a rounded edge, a circular side wall extending from the roundededge ci' said cover and being of a dimension smaller than that of thegreatest dimension of said cover, the circular side wall of the coverfitted over the circular portion of the side wall oi' the body portion,the lower edge of said circular side wall of the cover being flared toengage the tapered portion of the side wall of the body, and the saidside walls of the body portion and the cover each having interfittingspaced parallel corrugations extending vertically therein, saidcorrugations being spaced relatively close to each other, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ALEXANDER R. MANN.

